If possible, it is best to find a hero who focuses on defense. Bai Qingyi and Tianya are both good candidates, but Tianya's level is relatively low.

For the rest, it is best to find another thief who can unlock the lock. Xiao Wangliang and July 3rd are both good candidates. They have high levels and strong operating awareness. Although there are many high-level thieves in Longcheng, they seem to be a little worse than these two.

As for the killer, it seems dispensable because Ghost Wolf and Ye Fantian are already there.

After some discussion, the people who were unable to attend because of something else were removed. Finally, a Phoenix Nest Road Exploration Team composed of me, Ghost Wolf, Frost Feiyu, An Luohong, Ye Brahmatian, July 30, and 800 miles of rapid development were officially established.

Considering that we are going to explore the path, the chances of encountering waves are not too high, and the best candidate Bai Qingyi is not available for the time being, so the main job of carrying monsters is Ye Fantian and Guilang take turns to take charge of the monsters.

Early the next morning, we made an appointment at the gate of Longcheng and set out according to the task location marked on the map.

Since the development of the Eastern Continent, as long as there is money in the pocket, the weakness of the ghost clan can be completely offset by potions or equipment, so we chose the daytime with relatively few players.

The task is actually very simple, but it is to collect three copies of phoenix grass that can only grow there for an elderly man with a terminal illness. However, since the player who draws the map specifically marked this one next to it, there must be a certain reason for him.

After we arrived at Beixingling by carriage, we followed the map and slowly searched for the residence of the terminally ill old man.

The weather in Beixingling is a bit like the polar ice ocean area of ​​the Western continent. It is full of heavy snow all year round, and snowflakes like white surfaces are scattered, making people unable to tell the difference between the sky and the earth. Is there still a distance?

The best thing is Xue Qing. The snow piled up in the mountains was several meters deep. The high and low pine trees were covered with cotton-like snowflakes. Occasionally, a gust of wind blew. The pine trees seemed to tremble, and a circle of snow piles were left on the ground, covering the already inconspicuous tree poles a little.

The carriage at the post station stopped at the edge of the mountain, and we only had to explore the remaining road ourselves. Fortunately, some of this group of people are experts who look at maps. Even on days like today, as long as the direction is good, we can always find the place we want to find.

What's more, the map drawing work of Longcheng is usually done by veterans recruited by Pengfei. The map drawn by the scouts is almost exhausted every tree. If you still get lost with such a map, it would be really a big ridiculous thing.

In the snowy deep mountains and forests, a low thatched house is hidden behind several black pine trees. Behind the hut is a dirt slope, and the thick snow connects the dirt slope and the roof. If it weren't for the long mark on the map, perhaps we wouldn't have found that small layer of existence even though we walked here.

The wooden fence in front of the cottage door has been crushed by heavy snow. Several pieces of dark wood appear from the snow pile, indicating that they have existed.

"This place is really hard to find." Ye Fantian shook the snow on his body and said coquettishly, which naturally resulted in An Luohong asking about his well-being.

In fact, the snow along the way is indeed not small, but it is not enough to say how cool the hydrogen players are. But in order to meet the situation and have some psychological effects, Shuang Feiyu and Ye Fantian both wore a thick snowflake, which made us, a group of "thin clothes" look a bit inappropriate.

"It should be that there is nothing wrong there." Guilang held the map with one hand and pointed at the hut in front with the other. At this time, Ye Fantian had already taken Shuang Feiyu's little hand and ran towards the gate of the hut. Behind them, a series of cheerful footprints were left.

With women present, even going out to explore the way seems like an outing. No wonder people say that it is not tiring to work with men and women. If Yunyun is here at this time, she will probably join them.

I thought about this and followed everyone toward the cottage.

It seems that the owner of the house is very poor and seems to have no relatives. This is my first thought after seeing this house.

Just imagine, if a rich man was, how could he build a house in such a deep mountain forest? Even if he really had that kind of quirk, or wanted to find a quiet feeling, he should have a big manor or a castle. Otherwise, he should have a quiet and elegant clean courtyard, and it would never be like now, just a small thatched house that was about to be crushed by snow.

As for saying that he has no relatives, I guessed from the snow that has not been cleaned around me, and the sparse firewood at the base of the wall. Because at least, around other NPC rooms, there are always large bundles of firewood, as well as chicks in the yard, vegetables grown, clothes drying on poles, or a few animal skins hanging on the wall, a few strings of dried corn, etc.

These are almost all fixed patterns of "mountain homes". However, this small thatched house has made an abnormality in its unique style. I can even imagine what kind of desolate scene it would be in this small thatched house.

An old man in the evening was lying alone on the hospital bed, covered with patches, and could no longer bring him a thin quilt with warmth. Next to his pillow, there might be a broken bowl with a gap, and the black potion in the bowl was almost frozen. He stretched out his hand endlessly, trying to grab something, but he couldn't catch it.

But to my surprise, when I lowered my head and walked into the small thatched house, I found that everything was far from what I imagined - the room was quite warm and I could even feel a little hot.

A pile of clean straw was neatly placed on one foot of the house. Although it was broken, it was very cleaned. An old man with a peaceful face was lying there, as if he was sleeping soundly.

And right in front of the stove beside the kang, a young man with dark face was slowly stirring the things in the small iron pot. The thing smelled like porridge, but it had a faint smell of medicine.

The whole room was cleaned very clean, not as much as I imagined as a spider web or mouse hole. A thick cotton curtain blocked the door, making the cold wind outside unable to blow into this not-so-spacious hut.

Shuang Feiyu and Ye Fantian were talking to the young NPC. It is not difficult to hear from their conversation that the content is related to the mission of the Phoenix Nest.

The old man named Tiezhu suffered from a strange disease. A mysterious doctor left behind a prescription, requiring three portions of phoenix grass that only grew in the phoenix nest. The porridge cooked by the young man named Tie Shu could relieve the miasma outside the phoenix nest, so that the blockage could find the correct entrance to the phoenix nest.

Needless to say, the main purpose of taking this task is to make the bowl of porridge. After drinking the porridge, we are of course obliged to retrieve the Phoenix Grass for him and treat the old man.

"I can't stand the anger in the cave, so I can only cook more porridge and ask others for help. If you have time, can you help me bring back three portions of Phoenix Grass? This way my dad will be saved..." Tiecun's tone seemed very stiff, as if he was chanting a dialogue on a drama.

Ye Fantian and Shuang Feiyu asked several times in a row, and the NPC seemed to be able to repeat those few words, then put the cooked porridge into a half-new bowl, and turned around to continue cooking his porridge.

Ask once, answer once, and serve another bowl of porridge...

I always feel something is wrong, but I can't tell where it is.

I frowned and stared at the iron tree that looked like an idiot.

"Yasha, what's wrong with you?" The ghost wolf was the first to find that my eyes were not right. He looked along my gaze, but there was no special discovery, so he turned to ask me.

"Don't you think something is wrong?" I asked, which attracted my companions who had already focused all their attention on the two NPCs and turned their eyes to me at the same time.

"Look at that npc." I pointed to the iron tree in front of the stove, and the latter still repeated the previous movements, muttering to himself: "I can't stand the anger in the cave, so I can only cook more porridge and ask others for help. If you have time, can you help me bring back three portions of Phoenix Grass so that my father will be saved..."

"What's wrong? Isn't it just an NPC?" Babaili looked at Tie Shu, then turned around and said to me.

"Have you seen such a npc in the world?" I looked at Babaili and then looked at the ghost wolf beside me.

"It looks like this npc is like an idiot." Ye Fantian rolled his eyes, "No matter what he said to him, he would only reply to these two sentences. He was so bored."

When An Luohong saw Ye Fantian feel bored, she quickly said with a smile: "Wife, he is just an NPC. Do you still expect him to chat with you? Besides, even if you want to chat, I will still accompany you, I will not be bored. What do you want to talk about? Astronomy, geography, ancient and modern times, China and abroad? Your husband, I am not very good, such as piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, poetry, songs, zodiac signs, blood types, horoscopes, palmistry, you can just give a question, I will chat with you. Or if you want to go out and see the scenery, we..."

"Fly..." Ye Fantian screamed and covered his ears, his exaggerated expression made Shuang Feiyu giggle.

However, a laughter evoked a trace of my thoughts.

Yes, Tie Shu is an NPC. In most games, the NPCs that issue tasks will say the same thing repeatedly, which is not much different from what Tie Shu is now, but it is because of this that aroused my suspicion.
Chapter completed!